Since years it’s a dream for me to travel to Paris. I don’t know, why I have waited so long to visit this stunning city as it is not that far from Berlin… maybe I was waiting for the moment with the right company? 🙂 Who knows…

However I felt in love with this place. Right after we arrived in the center and as soon as I went out of the Metro Station at Hotel de Ville I was overwhelmed from the first moment. You know this feeling when you travel to a strange place but after seconds you already can feel this place is something special for you? Paris has stolen my heart right from the beginning.

So with this blog post I would like to give you some impressions of my trip to Paris and maybe I can inspire you for your next trip and give some good advises 🙂

We have booked an apartment in the district Marais. I didn’t know Paris before and booked the randomly somewhere in the city center. But after I have seen some areas, this area is perfect for an accommodation as you can reach many attractions by foot. In addition the district is has such a nice charm due to lot of cozy streets full of bars and good restaurants. Even for shopping the area is perfect.

Of course each district has its own atmosphere. I can also imagine Montmarte as a very cool and nice place to stay. As the Metro tickets are very cheap and the metro network is well developed you can reach every corner easily.

I am a big fan of exploring cities by foot. Especially for Paris I can highly recommend to connect all the attractions by long walks. There is much to see and after every corner a new pretty street can be discovered. I really love the atmosphere and street life of Paris. So lets start our walk through Paris right now:

Our walk starts in Ile de cite, which described the island in the middle of the city in the Seine and where you can find the famous Notre Dame. Along the island you will find Pont Neuf at the western end, which is a perfect spot for couples in love 🙂 The bridge Pont des Arts has been chosen for a reason when Carrie and Mr. Big find their Happy End in Paris!

A must-see in Paris is definitely the Musée du Louvree, which offers not only beautiful paintings and statues, but also a lovely building itself. The open and bright halls of the statue section is just beautiful and creates a very special atmosphere of silent. In addition the statues are gorgeous. Everywhere in the museum you find wonderful ceilings with impressive paintings and stucco works. One attraction is of course the painting “Mona Lisa” of Da Vinci, which is unfortunately hard to enjoy due to rush of many people. The Louvre is also nice to watch from outside. The symmetric form of the building surrounded by pretty old buildings is a unique and stunning view.

The way continues through the park “Jardin des Tuileries” to “Place de la Concorde”. The big wheel you see all way long through the park gives a fantastic picture, which can be enjoyed by an delicious ice cream which offered in the park. After a break at placa de la concorde, which is the biggest and one of the most historical places in the city, the walk goes along “Av. des Champs-Elysées” to “Av. Winston Churchill”. You definitely need to turn left to see one of my favorites buildings in the city, which is “Petit Palais”. The lovely fassade and big golden doors look like in fairy tales. Furthermore the street leads to bridge “Pont Alexandre III”, which offers you a lovely view of the Eiffel tour within perfect settings 🙂 Next stop on the route is “Arc de Triumph”. This monumental building is just breath-taking especially when you stand under those enormous ceilings.

Finally the next stop of our walk is the famous Eiffel tower. I was a bit worried that all my expectations could not be measured up. But this tower is magical somehow and I was so happy when I stood in front of this beautiful emblem. Its the perfect set to take great pictures even its very crowded in this area.

To complete the tour of the most famous spots of Paris I would like to give also a short insight to the last stop of this tour: Monmatre. This beautiful area is popular for its cozy streets, and its great view over the city when standing right in front of the Sacre Coeur. You should enjoy the view with a bottle of wine sitting on the stairs in front of the Sacre Coeur 🙂

As I told you before, I really can recommend the area Marais to stroll around the district looking for a nice restaurant. You will notice its not so easy to decide as you will see a lot of cozy and nice places. We had our dinner in the restaurant called “L’Alivi”, which is one the most beautiful italian restaurants I have visited. The atmosphere is very cozy, the menu is exclusivily and the service excellent. They offer three-course-menus and as I do not speak french at all I have chosen my menu randomly… but I didn’t get disappointed 🙂

A perfect night in Paris should definitely include a show at “Moulin Rouge”. When we entered the room of this huge vaudeville, I felt like in another world. All the small tables decorated with those small cute red lights gave this room a very special atmosphere. Beside that the show was sensational! The choreographs and dancers were amazing and the costumes has been excellent! We really enjoyed this show and think its worth the expensive tickets.

So Paris really became one of my favorite cities so far and I am totally into it. I hope you will also have the chance to visit Paris or maybe you already can understand my rapture. In my next post I will give more insights to my food experience in the city of love. I hope you enjoyed reading the post!

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